Vietnam population was more than 80 millions in 1998-1999. In fact, this figure was about 80 millions in 2002. This was a significant achievement. Therefore, the United Nation approved the success of the population and family planning program and offered an international population award for Vietnam.
Population ; History, 21st Century

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Orthodontists ; History, 21st Century

Chinese medicine pair (CMP) was frequently applied in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinic, and its significance was shown in long-term clinical practices and many accumulated experiences. It is the unique combination of two relatively fixed Chinese medicines in TCM clinic with the basic feature and principle of TCM compatibility, is the most fundamental and the simplest form of TCM formulae with certain theory basis and combinatory reason, which is proven effective. And the unique combination is frequently used for achieving mutual reinforcement or detoxication. CMP is an intermediate point between single herb and many TCM formulae, reflecting the regularity of TCM formulae compatibility and connotation of differential treatment. This paper analyzed and summarized the basic characteristics, development process and research significance of CMP, which aims to lead the modern basic and applied research on compatibility theory of CMP.
Drug Interactions ; History, 16th Century ; History, 17th Century ; History, 18th Century ; History, 19th Century ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; History, Ancient ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; history ; methods

China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Thoracic Surgery

Acup-moxibustion experts are indispensable for probing into establishment of modern higher education and academic system of acupuncture and moxibustion. Among them, teacher MEI made a great distribution, mainly including: summarizing the outline of indications of acupoints of 14 channels, raising making prescription law of acupoints and indications law of acupoints, expounding the relationship between channels running and disease symptoms, summing up characteristics of theories of the twelve divergent meridians and the twelve muscle regions, drawing an indications diagram of acupoints of the 14 meridians and a schematic diagram of relation between the running of meridians and disease symptoms, a schematic diagram of running of the twelve divergent meridians, and a diagram of the relations between running of the twelve muscle regions and disease symptoms, inventing acupoint location method with finger-equal division, expounding Xiaheshu, simplifying the calculation of Ziwuliuzhu and inventing a calculation scale and simple acupoints selection table. In his later years, he systematically studied on the theories of eight extra meridians and clinical application, and raised theorem of meridians, etc.
Acupuncture ; China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century

China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Pathology ; education ; history

Hepatectomy ; history ; methods ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Humans

Glycotechnology is a new branch of biotechnology, emerged early 1990's. In this article, the international background of glycotechnology is briefly introduced and history of glycotechnology in China is reviewed.
Biotechnology ; China ; Glycomics ; history ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century

Professor CHENG Xin-nong is a famous acupuncture and moxibustion scientist in our country, who is a student and teacher of the first lot with academic credentials of acupuncture and moxibustion. He is the first academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, and one of pioneers in international training cause of acupuncture and moxibustion in new China. He takes a physician, teacher and manager for tens of years in Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing College of TCM, and Beijing International Training Center of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. The Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion Sciences compiled by him is an international teaching material of acupuncture and moxibustion popular at home and abroad, and his students can be found over the world. He assumed the chief scientist of the "studies of channels", a national scaling plant of sciences, and taken charge of many items of academic studies about acupuncture and channels, and makes outstanding contributions to the acupuncture and moxibustion cause of new China. Also, he is a versatile age and is versed in both penmanship and writing, and he is a number of The Central Research Institute of Culture and History.
Acupuncture ; China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Moxibustion

Chief physician zhou Mei-sheng, a famous expert of acupuncture and moxibustion in our country, has made outstanding contribution to development of cause of acupuncture and moxibustion in over half a century, including paying attention to practice, concentrating attention on clinical study and creation of acupuncture and moxibustion instruments; being at good summarization, workers with original view, resolving doubts, medical skill and medical ethics passing on to later generations; believing moxibustion able to treat AIDS. In recent over 20 years, he devotes study on acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of difficult and complicated diseases and writes books to expound a theory.
Acupuncture Therapy ; China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Moxibustion